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thedog,alwaysbladedaway.ThedecoymustmoveslowlyandsuspiciouslyalmostasifaKomodoDragon wasstalkingitsprey.Movingslowalsoinsuresthedecoydoesn’tbecomeperceivedaspreytothedog.Atthe veryfirstsignofthedogholdingitsgroundormorefavorablyadvancingtowardsthethreat,thedecoycanget upandruntheoppositedirection.Oncetheyrealizeflightisn’tanoption,wewanttoseethedogswitchgears andatempttodefenditself.Insomeextremecaseofavoidanceorextremelyhighthresholddogs,closer physicalcontactmayberequired.Asnotedpreviously,flightisnotanoptionyouwantthedogtoconsiderand
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2)Freeze:Thisisthemostcommonresponsefrom dogsinthefirstfewsessionsofBoogieMan.Thedecoy canimplementthesameprotocolasthebeginningportionofthe“Flight”segmentbuteventualystandingup ontheirfeet.Movingslowlyata45degreeanglefrom thedog,eyeslookingaway,shouldersbladedawayand gaininggroundonthedogeversoslightly.Thedogmayremaininafixedposition,processingyourmovement, actionsandbodylanguage.Theyareinthismindsetbecausetheyrealizesomethingintheirenvironmentis abnormalandrequirestheiratentionbuthaven’tdecidedhowtorespond.Inthissituation,Iwilshowthedog
frontalviewofthedecoy,stilatagreatdistancetoavoidoverwhelmingthedog.Ifthedecoyreceivesno reaction,theyshouldatempttomakethemselveslookbiggerbyraisinguphigherintheirpostureand expandingtheirarmsslowlyouttotheside,whilecontinuingtoadvance. Inthedog’sworld,making themselvesappearlargerwithahigherhead,inflatedstanceandraisedhacklesisaverycommontrait displayedduringsocialaggression.Apicturewhichisveryfamiliarandverycleartothem youmeanbusiness. Aswithineveryphaseofthiswork,whenthedoghasovercometheconflictanddisplayedactiveaggression,
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decoymustprojecttheimagetothedogheis theretohunt,stalkandkiltocreatetherealism necessarytohardenthedog.Iwilalsoconduct scenarioswherethedecoyremainsproneand completelystil.Therewardforactiveaggression is alowing to dog to advance down rage in separateincrements.Forexample;thedecoyis
50-yardsawayalmostcompletelycoveredinatarp,withonlyhisfaceexposedbutcoveredinabizare Haloweenmask.Thedoginitiatesthegamethroughactive,convincingaggression.Hisrewardistoquickly advancedownrangetowardsthedecoywiththehandlercommandingthebite.Theteam travelsabout10-15 yardsandcomestoastop.Mostdogswilbecomesilentwhileinpursuit,givingtheopportunitytocreate severalreps.Oncethedogstops,thegamebeginsagainandthedogmustinitiatetheactivitybyproducing activeaggressioninordertokeepadvancing.Thisprocesscontinues,withseveralrepsuntiltheyareinclose
withthepassivedecoy.Thiswilputthedoginanintensestateofdriveandhecanberewardedwith flightbythedecoy.Amuzzlecanbeutilizedtogetthedogtothrowthefirstpunchandbringthedecoytolife. Aseriesofgivingandtakingawaypressurecanoccurwithinthesamesession,whilethedecoycontinuesto gaingroundonthedog.Thishappensasthedecoyshowsthedogafrontalpictureignitingconflictbysquaring theshouldersdirectlytowardsthedog,intensifyingeyecontact,deeperbreathingandaninflatedposture. Whenthedesiredlevelofaggressionisshown,thedecoycanbladetheshouldersawayandslowlymoveat
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3)Fight:Thisistheultimatedrivegoalwehope toobtainandmaintain.Thisisthebasisforactive aggression.The dog is in the mostconfident state,draggingyoufrom thecarandlookingfor theBoogieMansohecanpickafight.Asthis game progress the Boogie Man isn’tso easily scaredofandwilpressthedogmoreandmore.
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